Brandon’s City Solicitor 1880’s; Elected MLA for Brandon 1888; Became Man. Attorney Gen. 1891; Federal MP for Brandon 1896; Appointed Queen’s Council 1895; Appointed Minister of the Interior 1897; Owner of the Winnipeg Free Press; noted and prizewinning horseman.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Sir Clifford Sifton K.C.M.G. (Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George)
Donated to the McKee Archives by the Souris Museum in 2000.
Scope and Content
Portrait of the County Council of the County of Brandon.
Back Row: Reeve Pettit of Daly Municipality, Reeve Clegg of Elton Municipality, Reeve Whitehead of Cornwallis Municipality.
Front Row: Reeve Steele of Glenwood Municipality, W.A. MacDonald, County Solicitor (Justice Supreme Court of British Columbia); Reeve Hannah of Whitehead Municipality, J. Weatherall, County Clerk, J.H. Brownlee, County Engineer
Photograph shows a reception of the King and Queen of Siam at the Winnipeg Railway Station by Manitoba dignitaries. L to R: Major M.Turner, Hon. J.D. McGregor, Premier John Bracken (1922-1943), Their Majesties the King and Queen of Siam, Miss Phyllis Webb, and Mayor Ralph Webb (1925-1927, 1930-1934).
Notes
This photograph was originally part of the J.D. McGregor fonds.
The Brandon Armoury is located at the southwest corner of Victoria Avenue and 11th Street.
Custodial History
Donated by Ron Brown.
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of the Royal North-West Mounted Police C squadron returned from World War I. The photo was taken at the Brandon Armoury where the squadron was housed before being restationed.
Notes
Information on the photo was taken from G.F. Barker's Brandon: A City (p. 200).
Building was built as the Reno Hotel in 1910, the city's best; was soon overshadowed by Canadian Northern Railway's Prince Edward Hotel in 1912; Became Belvidere Apts. 1918
This is the only building, apart from houses, completely faced with "Samson's" brick from Brandon Sand & Brick Co. (plant at 30th St. & Princess Ave - presently playground of Valleyview School) to survive into the 1980's. Ornamentation around door and windows is the only surviving example of their red dyed brick, known.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Building was built as the Reno Hotel in 1910, the city's best; was soon overshadowed by Canadian Northern Railway's Prince Edward Hotel in 1912; Became Belvidere Apts. 1918
This is the only building, apart from houses, completely faced with "Samson's" brick from Brandon Sand & Brick Co. (plant at 30th St. & Princess Ave - presently playground of Valleyview School) to survive into the 1980's. Ornamentation around door and windows is the only surviving example of their red dyed brick, known.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Front entrance of Belvidere Apartments (ex. Reno Hotel), 1280 Rosser Ave.
Notes
[Mr. Stuckey put two negatives (DC5 and DC5a) in same envelope, which we have separated, along with a print we numbered DC5(b).]
Building was built as the Reno Hotel in 1910, the city's best; was soon overshadowed by Canadian Northern Railway's Prince Edward Hotel in 1912; Became Belvidere Apts. 1918
This is the only building, apart from houses, completely faced with "Samson's" brick from Brandon Sand & Brick Co. (plant at 30th St. & Princess Ave - presently playground of Valleyview School) to survive into the 1980's. Ornamentation around door and windows is the only surviving example of their red dyed brick, known.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
View of Prince Edward Hotel under construction.
Notes
For details regarding construction negotiations between the City of Brandon and Canadian Northern Railway, see Brandon: A City, by G.F. Barker, page 126.
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